Employers Rights And Responsibilites Flashcards
Rights
Rights are what every human being is entitled to, no matter who they are. E.g. Food, Clothing, Freedom of Speech
Responsibility
is something that you have a duty to do or should do. It affects our lives and the lives of others. E.g. follow the rules of the school and treat others with respect
Employer
is a person or a business that pays employees for their work
Employee
is a person who is paid for the work they do
Employee Rights
Receive Fair Wage
Safe and Healthy Working Conditions
Join a Trade Union
Treated equally i.e. no discrimination
Employee Responsibilities
Honest and Trustworthy Do a fair days work Be on time for work Respect the property of the employer Follow rules and regulations of the workplace
Employer Rights
To decide on the objectives and aims of the business
To receive a fair days work for a fair days wage
To fire staff if there is a legitimate reasons
Employer Responsibilities
To ensure safe and healthy working conditions Not to discriminate e.g. Gender, Age To keep records on all staff To pay the minimum wage to employees To hire suitably qualified staff
Legal
from a legal perspective employers and employees have to follow laws
Social
An employer has a social responsibility to its employees to pay decent wages and offer good working conditions in return for respectful and honest employees
Environmental
from an environmental perspective employers and employees should consider how their actions impact the planet and animals. E.g. Recyle and reduce pollution
Ethical
Just because something is legal does not make it ethical. Employers and employees must consider the rights of all humans when making decisions not just their own rights
Employment Legislation (Laws)
Young Persons Act 1996
Employment Equality Act 2011
Unfair Dismissals Act 2007
Young Persons Act 1996
ensures young people are not exploited in employment and sets out the breaks and rules for working during school term
Employment Equality Act 2011
ensures no discrimination when hiring based on gender/race/age/religion/traveller/ disability
Unfair Dismissals Act 2007
ensures employees are not fired (dismissed) unfairly from the workplace
Importance of Good Industrial Relations
It is important that there is a good relationship between Employers and Employees. This is called Industrial Relations
Good Industrial Relations
Employees are motivated
and hardworking = more sales and more profits
Poor Industrial Relations
Employees are unmotivated
and will do bare minimum = loss of sales or industrial
action e.g. Strikes
Respect
Employee and Employer must respect each others rights in the workplace.
Working Conditions
Employer must provide safe and healthy working conditions for employees
Fair Pay
Employer must provide fair pay for a fair days work
Communication
Good communication must exists between employer and employee
Trade Union
is an organisation that represents the views of workers and speaks to the employer on their behalf on issues such as pay and conditions
Members pay an annual subscription fee to join the trade union
Reasons to Join a Trade Union
To improve working conditions
To try increase members pay
To support members during disagreements
To protect the jobs of their members
To improve working conditions
to make sure the workplace is safe and healthy and that employees have any necessary protective clothing and equipment.
To try increase members pay
When workers see businesses increasing their profits the union will argue that employees pay should increase.
To support members during disagreements
If a member is being punished unfairly by an employer e.g. discrimination, then the union will support the employee to correct the action taken by the employer.
To protect the jobs of their members
to help prevent redundancies and unfair dismissals from workplaces.
Shop Steward
Shop Steward is a spokesperson elected by employees as their official union representative in the workplace.
Functions of a Shop Steward:
To encourage new members to join and collect membership
To communicate and negotiate with the employer on behalf of employees
To offer advice and help workers solve any disputes they may have
Industrial Action
when a disagreement occurs between and employer and employee in the workplace that cannot be solved through communication employees may decide to take action such as Official Strike or Work to Rule
Official Strike
Employees hold a secret ballot and the majority vote in favour of a strike. The union are notified and the employer is given 7 days notice about the strike
Work to Rule
Workers stay in work but only do the basic duties they are paid to do. E.g. teachers only teach and do not do extracurricular activities.